Waiting For Guffman

– Corky St. Clair is a director, actor and dancer in Blaine, Missouri. When it comes time to celebrate..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 24 Minutes
Release Year:
1996
Waiting for Guffman (1996)

Corky St. Clair is a director, actor and dancer in Blaine, Missouri. When it comes time to celebrate Blaine's 150th anniversary, Corky resolves to bring down the house in Broadway style in this hilarious mockumentary from the people who brought you "This is Spinal Tap!"

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:

Waiting for Guffman (1996) - Trailer

Release Date:

31 Jan 1997

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Christopher Guest

Writer:

Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy

Main Actors:

Deborah Theaker, Michael Hitchcock, Scott Williamson, Larry Miller

Plot:

A town of Blaine, Missouri is preparing for celebrations of its 150th anniversary. Corky St.Clair, an off-off-off-off-off-Broadway director is putting together an amateur theater show about the town's history, starring a local dentist, a couple of travel agents, a Dairy Queen waitress, and a car repairman. He invites a Broadway theater critic Mr. Guffman to see the opening night of the show.

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Production:

Sony Pictures Classics

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
Metacritic:
71%